SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

General Education Course

1ST Semester , AY 2022 -2023

CARL PATRICK S. TADEO ,LPT MAEd

instructor , Faculty of Social Science
General Education Department
 human flourishing

Group 1 week 7
Steve francis Ferido
Sean allen Acera
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson the students should be
able.
- define human flourishing.

- identity different conception of human

flourishing .

- Determine the development of the scientific

method and validity of science . LESSON 1B :
Week 3-4
- Critic human flourishing vis-avis progress f CARL PATRICK S. TADEO, LPT, MAEd
sciences. Instructor, Faculty of Social Sciences
General Education Department
and technology to able to define for themselves
the meaning of a good life .
Human flourishing in science and technology:
Technology as a Mode of Revealing. 2.
Flourishing a state where people experience
positive emotions, positive psychological
functioning and positive social functioning,
most of the time," living "within an optimal
range of human functioning
 INTRODUCTION

Eudaimonia literally good spirited , is a term

coined by renowned greek philosopher
Aristotle (385- 323 ) to describe the pinnacle of
happiness (happiness of welfare human flourishing or
posterity and blessedness ) that is attainable by humans.
flourishing in literature arguably likening humans to
flower achieving their full bloom .
•As discussed in the (nicomachean ethics) , Aristotle’s human
flourishing arises as a result of different components such as
-phronesis- a type of wisdom or intelligence. it is more specially a
type of wisdom relevant to practical actions, implying both good
judgement and habits, sometimes referred to as , practical virtue
friendship wealth , and power . in the ancient of greek society

They believe that acquiring these qualities will surely bring the
seeking happiness which in effect allows them to partake in the
greater notion of what we call the (GOOD) .

•
 EUDOIMANIA
THE GOOD FOR HUMAN LIFE
-HAPPINESS
-LIVING WELL AND FARING WELL .
FLOURISHING.

-EUDAMONIA VS HAPPINESS
EUDAMONIA IS NOT A STATE OF MIND BUT
RELATES TO THE ACTIVITY OF LIVING
-IT IS NOT UBJECTIVE BUT OBJECTIVE
Because of change people found means to live more
comfortably , explore more place develop more products
,and make more money. and they repeating the process
in full circle.

Relying on simple machine to make hunting and

gathering easier , people of today made and continue to
make granderand sophisticatedmachines to aid them in
their endeavos that eventually of life after death
Our concept of human flourishing of today proves to
be different from what aristotle originally perceived
then humans of today are expected to become a( man
of the world )he is supposed to situate himself in a
global neighborhood to be able to reach a common
goal . (competition as a means of survival has become
passe) (no longer fashionable ,out of date ,
(coordination is the new trend).
Interestingly there exists a discrepancy between eastern and
western conception regarding society and human flourishing.

Western civilization tends to be more focused on the individual

while from the etric this is not to discredit our kinsfolk from the
east perhaps in the view community has a highest regard that the
individual should sacrifice himself for the sake of society .

the greek aristotelian view on the other hand aims for eudaimonia
as the ultimate good there is no indication whatsoever that
aristotle entailed it instrumental achieve some other goals .
 Science ,Technology , And human flourishing

Every discover ,innovation , and success contributes of

our pool of human knowledge . perhaps one of the
most prevalent themes is humans perpetual need (to
locate himself in the world by finding proofs to trace
evolution). having a particular role , which is uniquely
ours, elicits our idea of self importance , the latter is
relevant as a tool in achieving the former or echoing
heidegger statement ,( technology is a human activity
that we excel in a result of achieving science) .
. Suffice to say that the end goals of
both science and technology
flourishing ae related in that good
inherently related to truth
 Science as method and result

For the most part science reputation stems from the

objectivity brought upon by an arbitrary , rigid methodology
whose very character absolve it form any accusation of
prejudice. such infamy effectively saised science in a pedestal
untouchable by other institution – its sole claims to reason
and empiricism - garnering supporters who want to defend it
and its way
Even though the number of steps varies ,its presents a general idea of how to
do science.

-Observe and determine if there are unexplained occurrences unfolding

-Determine the problem and identify factors involved
-Formulate hypothesis that could explain the said phenomenon . goal is
to reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis fot
the study to count as significant
-Conducts experiment by setting up dependent and independence
variables and trying to see ho independent ones affect dependent ones
Gather and anlyze result throughout and trying to see ho independent
ones dependent ones
-Gather and analyse result throughout and determine upon culmination
of the experiment . examine the data gathered are significant enough to
conclude results.
Formulate conclusion and provide recommendation in case others
would want to broaden the study
Verification Theory

•The earliest criterion that distinguishes philosophy and science is verification

theory.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱
𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱. In
that regard, said theory gives premium to empiricism and only takes into
account those results which are measurable and experiments which are
repeatable.
The routine is basic methodology when introducing
students to experimentation and empiricism — two
distinct features that give science edge over other
schools of thought. Throughout the course of history,
however, there exist heavy objections on the scientific
producers; the line separating science and the
so-called pseudoscience becomes more muddled
•The movement in the early 20ᵗʰ century called 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮
𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲, a group of scholars who believe 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲
𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀
𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲
𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀. •Its shortcomings,
however, proved to be a somewhat to risky - - several
budding theories that luck empirical results might be
shot down prematurely, causing lower innovation and
punishing ingenuity of newer, novel thoughts
 - Einstein’ theory on the existence of gravitational waves would ,
following this thought, be dismissed due to lack of evidence almost a
year ago
.Quantom mechanics would not have propered if the scientific society
during the time of edwin schrodinger did not entertain his outrageous
thought that the cat in the box both dead and alive ,which can only be
determine once you look in the box yourself

- Aside from above critique this theory completely fails to weed out
bogos arguments that explain things coincidentally . a Clasic
example is astrology whose followers are able to employ the
verification method in ascertaining its reliability
Huwag Assuming, girl: A story Lea has (a-not-so-scientific) theory that
her classmate Ian likes her. Good, she thought, I like him too. But how
do i know that he likes me? She began by observing him and his
interactions with her. Several gestures she noted included his always
exchanging pleasantries with her whenever they bump into each
other, his big way to greet her even when riding a jeepney. Through
these observations, she was then able to conclude that Ian does like
her because, she thought,
Based from the story, is it justified for Lea to think that Ian does not like her?

May pag-asa pa ba sa kanilang love story

Falsification Theory

• Asserts that as long as an ideology is not proven to be false and can best explain a
phenomena over alternative theories, we should accept the said ideology. The shift
to this Theory allowed emergence of the theories otherwise rejected be verification
theory. It does not promote ultimate adoption of one theory but instead
encourages research in order to determine which among the theories can stand the
test of falsification.
Karl popper is known proponent of this view. He was
notorious for stating that up and coming theories of
the time such as Marx’s Theory of Social History and
Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis, are not testable and
thus not falsifiable, and subsequently questioning their
status as scientific
 ANG PAGPAPATULOY

Ian is generally everybody friend . he likes to be around people and

generally aaspires to become everybody friends.however ,there girl lea
seemed to not like him when he is around

When they are bale to talk to each other , he found out that lea is just really
shy and its not accustomed to people greeting her . he then was able to
conclude that his initial impression of her not liking him(as a person) is
wrong and thus said peropotion is rejected
There is no assurance that observable event or
evidence are indeed manifestation of certain
concept or theories. thus even though
theoretically , falsification method is more
accepted scientists are still not convinced that is
should be regarded as what makes a discipline
scientific
 science as a social endeavor

Sciences ceases to belong solely to gown wearing ,

bespectacled scientific at laboratories . the new view
perpetuates a dimension which generally benefits the society
Far off places in south america where many of the tribes
remain uncontacted , don not regard western science as their
science what ever their science is it can be ascertained that it is
no way inferior that globalized peoples science
thus , it presents an alternative notion that goes
beyond the boundaries of cold , hard facts of
science and instead projects it in a different
light , such as a manifestation of shared
experience forging solidarity over communities
Science and result

-People who do not understand science ae won over

when the discipline is able to produce results .
similar to when jesus performed miracles and
garnered followers people are sold over the capacity
of science to do stuff they cannot fully comprehend .
-Some communities without acces to science . they
can turn to divination and superstition and get the
same results
Science is not entirely foolproof such that it is correct
of the time.
weather reports , for their scope as well as their
inability to predict disaster .the best that can be done
during and upcoming disaster is to reinforce material
to be more calamity proof and restored the area upon
impact . it can concluded that science does not
monopolize the claim for definite result .
Science an education

-There is no such thing as a singular scientific methods

offering instead a variety to procedures that scientist can
experiment with to gert results and call them science

-If one is really in pursuit of human flourishing , it would make

sense for them to pursue it holistically .
simply mastering science and technology would be inadequate
if we are to say socailze with people or ruminate on our inner
self
Aristotle eudamonic person is required to be knowledgeable
about science , among other things of equal important . they
are supposed to possess intellectual virtue that will enable
them to determine truth from falsehood or good reasoning
from poor reasoning

A True eudaimin recognizes that flourishing requires one to

excel in various dimensions , such as linguistic , kinetic , and
socio- civic thus he undertants that he should not focus on one
select alone
How much is too much

In 2000 world leaders signed the millennium development goals MDG that
targets eighth concerns , one of which states they should be able to forge a
global partnership for development

growth presents an illusory notion of sustainable - world resources can only

provide so much , it cannot be expected to stretch out for everybody
consumption over a long period of time

the world is developing day by day and humai inventions in todays modern
time while it may be of convenience to our kind , our own creations will
damage the world in the long run
The population is growing bigger , and the resources needed to
sustain such growth is getting scarce . instead of increasing
theses it would be for the good of everyone if people let nature
recover its resources first

( Josept hickel )suggested that developed countries should not

push forth more growth but instead adopt be development
Right now ,we are experiencing repercussions of
said exploits in the hands of man made climate
change, which would snowball and effect
majority of flora and fauna , driving half of the
latter extinct in less than a hundred year from
now. if this continues in its currently alarming
rate , we might bring about our own extinction
 Conclusion

Human flourishing is important because it promotes the growth,

development, and holistic well-being of individuals and
populations. It serves as a moral basis for what it means to be a
human being
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